list of metropolitan areas in Spain
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This is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in Spain by population.
Estimates are from the following sources:
- the "Functional Urban Areas" (FUAs) of the Study on Urban Functions of the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON, 2007)
{{cite book |publisher=ESPON |author=IGEAT |author2=IGSO |author3=LATTS |author4=TSAC |title=ESPON project 1.4.3: Study on Urban Functions: Final Report |date=March 2007 |isbn=978-2-9600467-2-4 |url=http://www.espon.eu/mmp/online/website/content/projects/261/420/file_2420/fr-1.4.3_April2007-final.pdf |access-date=2009-04-09 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- the "Larger Urban Zone" (LUZs){{cite web|url=http://www.urbanaudit.org/help.aspx|title=What is the Urban Audit?|access-date=2009-04-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212235821/http://www.urbanaudit.org/help.aspx|archive-date=2009-02-12}} of Urban Audit project (2004), supported by the European Union.
{{cite web|url=http://www.urbanaudit.org/index.aspx |title=Welcome to the Urban Audit web site |access-date=2009-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531065821/http://www.urbanaudit.org/index.aspx |archive-date=2013-05-31 }}
Not all cities were included in this survey.
- calculations by Francisco Ruiz from data of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2008 estimates).{{cite web |url= http://alarcos.esi.uclm.es/per/fruiz/audes/ |title= AUDES - Áreas Urbanas de España |last= Ruiz |first= Francisco |language= es |access-date= 2013-03-10 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130115054304/http://alarcos.esi.uclm.es/per/fruiz/audes/ |archive-date= 2013-01-15 |url-status= dead }}
{{cite web |url=http://alarcos.inf-cr.uclm.es/per/fruiz/pobesp/index.htm |title=Población de España - datos y mapas |last=Ruiz |first=Francisco |language=es |access-date=2012-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122233740/http://alarcos.inf-cr.uclm.es/per/fruiz/pobesp/index.htm |archive-date=2012-01-22 }}
As well as "metropolitan area" data,
{{cite web|url=http://alarcos.inf-cr.uclm.es/per/fruiz/pobesp/dat/arc/areas-pob.xls |title=Población de las áreas urbanas y metropolitanas |last=Ruiz |first=Francisco |language=es |access-date=2009-04-09 |format=XLS |date=2008-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822104405/http://alarcos.inf-cr.uclm.es/per/fruiz/pobesp/dat/arc/areas-pob.xls |archive-date=2011-08-22 }}
Ruiz has produced larger conurbation data for some areas.
{{cite web|url=http://alarcos.inf-cr.uclm.es/per/fruiz/pobesp/dat/arc/conurbaciones.xls |title=Conurbaciones |last=Ruiz |first=Francisco |language=es |access-date=2009-04-09 |format=XLS |date=2008-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720145630/http://alarcos.inf-cr.uclm.es/per/fruiz/pobesp/dat/arc/conurbaciones.xls |archive-date=2011-07-20 }}
The "conurbation" figure is used where available, and is cited as such; otherwise, the "metropolitan area" figure is used.
The figures differ between the reports due to the difference in survey dates and differences in methodology. For example, ESPON considers Oviedo–Gijón–Avilés as a single FUA, while Urban Audit has separate LUZs for Oviedo and Gijón. Similarly, Vilanova i la Geltrú is included in Barcelona metropolitan area by ESPON, but as a separate conurbation by Ruiz.
List
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| Metropolitan area (2018)
!ESPON !Urban Audit !Ruiz |
|---|
| Madrid
|6,155,116 |
| Barcelona
|5,179,243 {{cite web|url=http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx?CityCode=ES002C&CountryCode=ES |title=Barcelona |publisher=urbanaudit |access-date=2009-04-09 |date=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723093909/http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx?CityCode=ES002C&CountryCode=ES |archive-date=2013-07-23 }} |
| Valencia
|1,645,342 {{cite web |url=http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx?CityCode=ES003C&CountryCode=ES |title=Valencia |publisher=urbanaudit |access-date=2009-04-09 |date=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626014447/http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx?CityCode=ES003C&CountryCode=ES |archive-date=2008-06-26 }} |
| Seville
|1,305,342 |
| Bilbao
|987,000 |{{nts|953152}} |
| Málaga
|944,000 |{{nts|923104}} |
| Asturias (Gijón-Oviedo)
|844,000 |{{nts|617300}} |
| Alicante
|793,000 |
| Las Palmas
|640,000 {{cite web|url=http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx?CityCode=ES008C&CountryCode=ES |title=Las Palmas |publisher=urbanaudit |access-date=2009-04-09 |date=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626021959/http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx?CityCode=ES008C&CountryCode=ES |archive-date=2008-06-26 }} |
| Zaragoza
|639,000 |{{nts|715894}} |
| Murcia
|623,000 |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife
|581,947 |{{nts|481592}} |
| Granada
|440,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|498365}} |
| Palma
|433,000 |{{nts|509116}} |
| Vigo
|413,000 |
| Cartagena
|409,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|316,398}} |
| Cádiz
|400,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|425462}} |
| San Sebastián
|393,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|404921}} |
| A Coruña
|376,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|408068}} |
| Valladolid
|369,000 |{{nts|395984}} |
| Tarragona(–Reus)
|325,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|423360}} |
| Córdoba
|314,000 |{{nts|325453}} |
| Pamplona
|286,000 |{{nts|328511}} |
| Castellón de la Plana
|259,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |
| Bay of Santander
|249,000 |
| Alzira–Xàtiva
|241,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz
|226,000 {{cite web |url=http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx?CityCode=ES012C&CountryCode=ES |title=Vitoria/Gasteiz |publisher=urbanaudit |access-date=2009-04-10 |date=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626012830/http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx?CityCode=ES012C&CountryCode=ES |archive-date=2008-06-26 }} |{{nts|242837}} |
| Algeciras–La Línea
|206,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|230203}} |
| Huelva
|193,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|215530}} |
| Almería
|192,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|218236}} |
| Salamanca
|192,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|205489}} |
| Jerez de la Frontera
|189,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|209690}} |
| León
|187,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|201987}} |
| Albacete
|185,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|173457}} |
| Jaén-Martos
|180,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|191652}} |
| Burgos
|176,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|192692}} |
| Logroño
|156,000 |{{nts|186985}} |
| Ferrol–Narón
|155,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|156111}} |
| Lleida
|147,000 |{{nts|176543}} |
| Girona–Salt
|144,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|180426}} |
| Pontevedra–Marín
|142,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|149255}} |
| Badajoz
|141,000 |{{nts|151579}} |
| La Orotava–Puerto de la Cruz(–Los Realejos)
|140,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|151623}} |
| Santiago de Compostela
|138,000 |{{nts|151690}} |
| Ourense
|137,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|138600}} |
| Benidorm(–La Vila Joiosa)
|134,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|183253}} |
| Gandia(–Oliva)
|132,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|169916}} |
| Blanes(–Pineda de Mar–Lloret de Mar)
|131,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|182673}} |
| Manresa
|122,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|145215}} |
| Marbella
|116,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|138447}} |
| Torrelavega
|116,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|129509}} |
| Vic–Manlleu
|111,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|129994}} |
| Guadalajara
|104,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|144687}} |
| Lugo
|99,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|106066}} |
| Palencia
|99,000 |{{ntsh|0}}— |{{nts|103511}} |
| Toledo
|95,000 |{{nts|119368}} |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/largest-cities-in-europe-by-population.html Largest Cities in Europe]
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